Monthly Archives: April 2012

I attended farm school, the Farmer Training Program at the University of Vermont Horticultural Research Farm, from April to November of 2012.  What began as a quest to learn the best practices for organic and sustainable (yes they are not … Continue reading →

FarmeriST – farm·er·ist  (ˈfärmərIst)  noun: Farmer in Sustainable Training; a farmer-activist, i.e. FiST…  Sustainable water, energy, soil, seed, and terroir are the five fingers of sustainable agriculture. A Farmer in Sustainable Training endeavors to understand the basics of each of the … Continue reading →